12.05.17

Senate Will Vote To Send Tax Reform Legislation To Conference This Week

‘The House’s action last night is more progress in our years-long effort to deliver real relief to the men and women we represent. I am grateful to our friends in the House for their willingness to continue working with us to help shift our economy into high gear. I look forward to the Senate voting to join the conference later this week.’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding tax reform:

“Last night, our colleagues in the House of Representatives voted to send the tax reform legislation to a conference committee. There, members from both chambers will work to resolve the differences in our bills and eventually enable us to send a final product to President Trump for his signature.

“The House’s action last night is more progress in our years-long effort to deliver real relief to the men and women we represent. I am grateful to our friends in the House for their willingness to continue working with us to help shift our economy into high gear. I look forward to the Senate voting to join the conference later this week.

“And in the end, both chambers will have the opportunity to pass the final legislation to help families keep more of their hard-earned money, to create good jobs, and to jumpstart economic growth. I look forward to working with my colleagues to get this done.”

Related Issues: Economy, Taxes